Digest of COSHAB-ALJ's decision dated February 27, 1987, Docket No. 86-R3D1-1373 (Los Alamitos, CA). Douglas M. Phillips, Administrative Law Judge.
For Employer: Mark S. Hoffman, Attorney. For DOSH: William Loupe, CSE.
An alleged violation of 4440 (cylinder and rotary presses) was vacated. Four of Employer's presses each had 16 unguarded points of operation. The alleged violation was vacated on the ground that the Division failed to establish the presses were manually fed--an issue addressed by neither party. The ALJ wrote: "(C)onsideration must be given to the provisions of the cited safety order which require that a guard be provided and arranged
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